Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-03
A SALE BILL.
MIR. ChristenberrJ Land Sale Bill whic
Repeats the Lease Law.

a1r. ChristenberrJ' Land Sale Bill which
Repeats the Lease Law.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE SALE OF THE
LANDS THAT HAVE BEEN HERETOFORE
OR MAY HEREAFTER BE SURVEYED AND
SET APART FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE
| COMMON SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITY, LUNA
| TIC, BLIND, DEAF AND DUMB AND. Or
PHAN ASYLUM FUNDS, AND REPEAL THE
LAND BOARD ACT APPROVED APRIL u,
1883 AND REINSTATE CERTAIN ACCOUNTS.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Legis-
lature OF the state of Texas: That all
lands, except mineral lands, which have
been surveyed or which may hereafter be
surveyed and set apart for the benefit of
the common school, lunatic, blind, deaf
and dumb, university and orphan asylum
funds may be sold as hereinafter pro-
vided.
Sec. .. That any person desiring to
purchase any of the above lands, shall
make application in writing to the sur
veyOr OF the county or district in which
the land is situated, for one-quarter, one
half, or one whole section, and no more,
giving he name OF county, numbei of sec
ton and block and certificate number OF
original grantee. The surveyor shall be
entitled to fee of 81 for each applica-
ton, to be paid by applicant, and he shall,
on payment of said fee, record said appli-
cation in a bound book to be kept for that
purpose, and shall indorse on such appli
cation the date and page of his record,
returning sgid application to the pur-
chaser, Or his order.
Sec. 3. That the purchaser shall i'm
medietely forward said application
to the State Treasurer, together with
one thirtieth of the principal of the pur-
chase money-if dry land, 81 per acre;
if watered land, must apply for entire
section and at So per acre, and shall also
give note due thirty years from date at
per cent interest for the remainder, pay
able to the state of Texas; binding the
purchaser to pay one-thirtieth of the
whole amount due OF purchase money on
August of each succeeding year.
Sec. 4. The State Treasurer shall, on
receipt of the application and money, if
received within sixty days of date of
record of same, issue his receipt for the
amount paid, if found correct, and shall
forward such receipt together with the
application to the Commissioner of the
General Land Office, who shall file the
same if he finds the land unsold and other
wise correct, and shall issue his certih-
cate in lieu of the Treasurer's receipt and
mail same to purchaser, and also author
ize the county or district surveyor to en-
ter the same on his books.
Sec. 8. Any person improving said land
and has resided thereon for three years
or more continuously and made three an
nual payments to the state on same, after
satisfactory proof to the Com
missioner of the Land Office, shall have
the right to transfer or sell the same or
pay the full amount of principal and &C.
;ruded interest and receive patent for
said purchase. In the event the Commits
'iontr of the Land Office finds evidence
IN file or to be filed that any land that has
been sold as dry land which should have
been sold as watered land, he shall refuse
% issue patent for such land until the full
amount of principal and accrued interest
It IS per acre is paid; he giving due no
ice to the applicant and the State Treas
lrer.
Sec. 6. ANY person desiring to purchase
my timbered land may do so by making
ike application and paying SIS per acre :
ash to the State Treasurer and receive /,
lis patent for same. . al
Sec. Z. That en- act entitled An act to